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When to plant lettuce - leaf in Madison, WI

Use this free 2026 schedule without an account. Compare calculated planting windows, then carry the same frost dates into the planner and adjust them for your garden.

Plan lettuce - leaf in Madison

Compare the planting methods supported for lettuce - leaf. Dates change when you choose a different planning year. Unsupported methods remain unavailable rather than receiving an invented date.

Lettuce - Leaf

Start indoors
Feb 27 – Mar 13
Transplant
Apr 3 – Apr 10
Direct sow
Apr 3 – Apr 17
Spring harvest estimate
May 13 – May 25
Fall sow
Aug 2 – Aug 16
Fall harvest estimate
Sep 11 – Sep 30

Soil requirement: 35°F. Maturity: 40-45 days. Cool-season direct sow works well.

Plan the planting space

Seed or planting depth: 0.25-0.5 inches. In-row spacing: 4-6 inches. Between rows: 12-18 inches. Light: tolerates part shade.

These are crop-level assumptions. Check your variety’s instructions and actual soil conditions. Harvest estimates use 40-45 days from the supported outdoor planting window.

The calendar separates planting methods rather than assigning one date to every crop. Use the fall view to compare supported second-crop windows, while allowing for soil readiness and variety maturity. University of Wisconsin guidance on salad greens.

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Where these dates come from

Frost reference: May 1 in spring; Oct 10 in fall. MADISON DANE RGNL AP, WI US (USW00014837), 1991–2020 NOAA normals, 50% probability at 32°F. The selected representative station is 5.6 miles from the city reference point; it is not a measurement at your garden.

Source retrieved 2026-10-10. Calculation build: 2026-10-10 UTC. Selected planning year: 2026. Autumn buffer: 10 days. Planting and harvest windows use the same crop offsets and maturity ranges as the free planner.

  • 50% probability frost normals are estimates, not frost-safe planting guarantees.
  • These are 1991–2020 normals, not live weather or current soil temperatures.
  • Local elevation, exposure and soil readiness can change planting decisions.
  • Harvest windows use crop maturity ranges and do not guarantee a fall harvest.

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